The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18

that sailors, who had been from twonty-fo1r
y you'd as ssy' at Ssds daS
q the meat, but each time y was reiectod,
Ss d sRS msaS
we went supperless, but now the mon began to
10 q ne
until %p0rning, and, 1.-THE food was not changed
ss as
for he was frequently on deck, and tho three
officers were more than once In consnltation.
shst res mad been eaten and
S ou i've VIII he s o%n s such
mutiny was whispered during the night Hw We
81 some sort During the night Ia tho case scot "
s1d se we sfae @
came. and we began T. scrub down avn. the Sresys
dred miles from the British eoSst. When
were. on deck. and as tho men went to the
Sook galley e shrs sSeiSs shsi sbosa and
that the Captain and fret mate had their re.
volyers. The kids we're taken forward without
any growing ]. couldn't hear It., The Captain
5 4. Ss se not ons sna 41 ssHHHs
second mate to order them aft All came In q
body. and oil bore Themselves respectiully.
dressing e the sailor, who had acted as spokes-
man man on the .preyioIs, -, occasion. what Is the
ITS bad. siroaniit to eat" replied tho man,
bs ana make
w 3 stand ss he ~9 q US n spt xS %as Is
aboard. WIN YOU please % inspect it. sir I"
which end Of this sSi sails the a Other h ~ 'e'
s s Ssasns ad Sas ssd dsssa Y: FSss;
sss S ieI y and hssSS some e tSs% sss:
gss9Hs: and 4 VS S only when driven to ths
Well Sc Of xhss bu. could heard md
S9 ssSs od sa ssn ssf s s s
ss
were seriously wounded, The mutiny had not
ases reached sSs the BOW the men STOOD
around them without ,nttering 2 word. Then.
at last. tankee sailor named Ben Lobdell,
q little from the rest and said:
Mates. We have been driven to mutiny and
to turn to save our own lives against these or o.
acers lying dead: II ha s, al come ne, about
g US Ss
Bound % a
TIE Gos the flag from the tn
that time Breakfast was ready. Il was served
IN our dishes and eaten on deck. and not e man
asS ms
Rsmy and hoped We would spare their lives
s1 bon on tate MS Tor either mutineers or muir.
derers. What has ST been done was only in SELF
defence The life Of every man here Is as safe
Il t. has ys3 BIZ e hs lying on tho
The Captain and rss mate
second od mate had life in him. Wien the men
were driven to bay they turned and used their
ond mate had his left arm broken. and had re-
seiyed two stsbs We took him down TO his
he hs d WHEN
had to obey orders; While ygI haze ,; done for
esae Of &c wi H ssn
drew up a statement Of fact. and the mate,
ture. and it was followed By the name Of every
man IN the ship. Before noon 70, he was dead
shp
was made Captain, and q sailor named Jack
Wonder was selected as 81 mate It was our pIr,
q the stores disturbed, except the provisions.
to the calm We we did not move half mile just
at shutdown steamer came up with us. sent q
rP to and the news Ct arrival
RsssS, 3 aSs sss ii
US would DO hanged. II didn't seem
to to the people at large that
came on. The owners Of the ship were rich as
well as penurtous and they wanted US exe-
when the trial CAME 20 on the general pubic got
something to open their eyes; Our lawyers
men, and had saved SAMPLES Tor the Jury. The
rmsS that no human
mate to the statement, Of facts. the testimony
' had set signal ' and behaved Ourselves sR IL
an orderly way.
hs Il ssss %ns
talk Of suits against the shipowners but they
sent an agent around to each one Of us with
fl0 note. and we made no move against them.
light other facts. one of which was that British
sailors were treated worse than ours and were
fed mostly on condemned stores. A social and
political agitation resulted. and from 1t grew
The Goyernment inspectors and the laws which
The move which Plimsoll made against over
loading was an offshoot Of our mutlny. and
have heard II declared that our adventure was
the best thing which could have happened for
sailors on any ocean.